HOLY BAPTISM

Presentation and Examination of the Candidate(s)

Celebrant The Candidate(s) for Holy Baptism will now be presented.
The candidates unable to answer for themselves are presented individually by their Sponsors, as follows
Sponsor I present Rignal Woodward Baldwin VI to receive the Sacrament of Baptism.

The Celebrant asks the sponsor

Question Will you be responsible for seeing that the child you present is brought up in the Christian faith and life?
Sponsors I will with God’s help.
Question Will you by your prayers and witness help this child to grow into the full stature of Christ?
Sponsors I will with God’s help.

The Celebrant asks the candidates and sponsors

Question Do you renounce Satan and all the spiritual forces of wickedness that rebel against God?
Answer I renounce them.
Question Do you renounce the evil powers of this world which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God?
Answer I renounce them.
Question Do you renounce all sinful desires that draw you from the love of God?
Answer I renounce them.
Question Do you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Savior?
Answer I do.
Question Do you put your whole trust in his grace and love?
Answer I do.
Question Do you promise to follow and obey him as your Lord?
Answer I do.

After all have been presented, the Celebrant addresses the congregation, saying
Will you who witness these vows do all in your power to support this child in his life in Christ?
People We will.

Celebrant Let us join with those who are committing themselves to Christ and renew our own baptismal covenant.

The Baptismal Covenant

Celebrant Do you believe in God the Father?
People I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Celebrant Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
People I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at
the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
Celebrant Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
People I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Celebrant Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
People I will, with God’s help.

Prayers for the Candidates

Celebrant Let us now pray for Rignal Woodward Baldwin VI who is to receive the Sacrament of new birth.
Leader Deliver him, O Lord, from the way of sin and death. Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader Open his heart to your grace and truth. Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader Fill him with your holy and life-giving Spirit. Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader Keep him in the faith and communion of your holy Church. Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader Teach him to love others in the power of the Spirit. Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader Send him into the world in witness to your love. Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader Bring him to the fullness of your peace and glory. Lord, hear our prayer.

The Celebrant says

Grant, O Lord, that all who are baptized into the death of Jesus Christ your Son may live in the power of his resurrection
and look for him to come again in glory; who lives and reigns now and forever. Amen.

Thanksgiving over the Water

The Celebrant blesses the water, first saying
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Celebrant
We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over it the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation. Through
it you led the children of Israel out of their bondage in Egypt into the land of promise. In it your Son Jesus received the
baptism of John and was anointed by the Holy Spirit as the Messiah, the Christ, to lead us, through his death and
resurrection, from the bondage of sin into everlasting life.
We thank you, Father, for the water of Baptism. In it we are buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his
resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit. Therefore in joyful obedience to your Son, we bring into his
fellowship those who come to him in faith, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
At the following words, the Celebrant touches the water
Now sanctify this water, we pray you, by the power of your Holy Spirit, that those who here are cleansed from sin and
born again may continue forever in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Savior.
To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.

The Baptism
Rignal Woodward Baldwin VI, I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Rignal Woodward Baldwin VI, you are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and marked as Christ's own forever. Amen.

The newly baptized person (or the sponsor) is given a candle as a sign of their new life in Christ.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Heavenly Father, we thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you have bestowed upon your servant the forgiveness of
sin, and have raised him to the new life of grace. Sustain him, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit. Give him an inquiring and
discerning heart, the courage to will and to persevere, a spirit to know and to love you, and the gift of joy and wonder in
all your works. Amen.
Celebrant Let us welcome the newly baptized.
People We receive you into the household of God. Confess the faith of Christ crucified, proclaim his
resurrection, and share with us in his eternal priesthood.

The Peace
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People And also with you.
(The congregation exchanges greetings then is seated)